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The first Pike Logan novel from NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author BRAD TAYLOR. They call it the Taskforce. Commissioned at the highest level of the U.S. government. Protected from the prying eyes of Congress and the media. Designed to operate outside the bounds of U.S. law. Trained to exist on...

Mr Phipps’s days of freelance assassinations may be behind him, along with the big pay outs, but after the debacle of one particular London day, working for MI6 again is not so bad. Phipps is headed back to Germany on the trail of a former Stasi agent mixed up in a lucrative people smuggling...

Vietnam veteran Max Donovan is in Bangkok, and very hungover, when his friend “Fat” Freddie Fields is arrested in San Francisco for the murder of an Australian diplomat. He knows his old buddy would never hurt a fly, so he rushes back to the Bay Area to help. There he locks horns with the District Attorney who seems intent on pursuing the case. Suspecting Freddie is being framed, Donovan tries to rustle up some cash to bail him out, but only succeeds in getting into trouble with the local mob. He’ll have to solve the case on his own. 

Tucking her daughter into her hospital bed, Gail sent up a silent prayer. Her daughter’s heart is failing and without this life-saving operation she will die. But soon her peace is shattered when a nurse races into the room: “Lock the doors, close the blinds. The hospital’s in lockdown. We have a shooter.”

Even your best plans, can end in tragedy! Three friends grow up together in South New Jersey and dream of moving west. To finance their new lives, they execute a daring robbery. While escaping the scene, they cause a tragic accident. Witnessing the disaster is a Jamaican Au Pair who places a deadly curse on the stolen money. As the authorities close in, they bury the cash in Tin Boxes. Captured, the boys are sent to jail. As Tin Boxes are discovered, disaster, betrayal and death follow when the curse is evoked.

I had her and I lost her. That’s what pain and fear does to someone; they make someone run. And Alicia ran far.... Taking my heart with her. We agreed we both had things to work on, but to be honest, I didn’t know how to improve. She did. She fought for us. She got stronger. She did what she said. I lied.

You don't wake up one day and become a mafia hit man. It doesn't happen overnight. This is a story about how a young, football-loving American boy could end up a calculated killer, "strictly business". It tells of a long and dangerous journey to becoming an assassin. A successful professional killer is made, not born. You get to experience his thoughts as he tries to justify the world of blood, sex, and death. You will live what he and the people of his world lived, from a young teen to an older, wiser man.

Fresh from 10 years as a U.S. Army Ranger, Quinn Colson finds his hands full as the newly elected sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi. An old buddy running a local gun shop may be in over his head when stolen army rifles start showing up in the hands of a Mexican drug gang. At the same time, an abused-child case leads Quinn and his tough-as-nails deputy, Lillie Virgil, deep into the heart of a bootleg baby racket and a trail of darkness and death.

Drei Junge Männer beschließen, auf eigene Faust gegen die allgegenwärtige Ungerechtigkeit vorzugehen. Dabei schrecken sie vor nichts zurück. Aiuch nicht vor Mord. Doch hat man sich einmal auf diesen Pfad begeben, gibt es keinen Weg mehr zurück.

Deputy Alex Libby, a battle-hardened Field Training Officer, embarks on his mission to guide his new trainee, Adam Byers, who recently transitioned from the county jail to his new assignment at Lancaster Sheriff's Station. Trainee Byers quickly discovers that the reality of working in law enforcement as a patrol deputy is far more daunting than he ever imagined. Trainees grapple with their calling when assigned to the Lancaster Sheriff's Station, where every shift is a test of survival and resilience.

In the highly competitive modern world, doing well in any competition is not enough. Being number one is what counts. This book traces the lives of five colorful individuals. They are winners in their unique ways from the early stages of their lives. We experience, intimately, the twists and turns that occur as they enter early adulthood and get embroiled in a contest anchored in the pursuit of business success and love. At some point, each character realizes that things can get highly complex, emotionally draining, and even dangerous when love is in the mix.

Some of the homecoming "heroes" have committed crimes against humanity...but now they wear medals, not handcuffs. Camouflaged by anarchy, these malicious acts appear to be safely buried...but the truth, itself, is ever-explosive. One wrong step - or the right one. The Code of Honor neglected afar, is known to haunt a criminal faction. Native soil means nothing....

Захватывающий мрачный детектив, в мире, где человечество полностью ослепло после страшного вируса...

Захватывающий мрачный детектив, в мире, где человечество полностью ослепло после страшного вируса...